Forest-based bio/circular economy

The wood construction map makes it quick and easy to find noteworthy and award-winning wood buildings in Styria. The timber construction reference book offers a source of information for planners, builders and all others interested in timber construction. The buildings listed are selected from the participants of the Styrian Timber Construction Award and can be filtered according to different categories. This gives visitors an overview of some of the most beautiful timber buildings in the country.

Das Rilegno-Netz ist ein Musterbeispiel für Exzellenz in der Abfall- und Recyclinglogistik für Nach-Gebrauchs-Holz und maximiert die Vorteile einer integrierten Kreislauf-Wertschöpfungskette und eines Marktansatzes für den gesamten Holz- und Möbelsektor. Höhepunkte der innovativen Merkmale:

• Das Sammelnetz deckt das gesamte Gebiet mit 419 privaten Sammelplattformen ab, die den industriellen und gewerblichen Sektor bedienen.
• Mehr als 4 500 Gemeinden mit über 42 Millionen Einwohnern haben Vereinbarungen für die städtische Sammlung unterzeichnet.
• 15 große Plattenhersteller recyceln große Mengen, um die Möbel- und Bauindustrie mit Plattenprodukten zu beliefern, was etwa 3,2 Millionen Tonnen an freigegebenen Teilen entspricht.
• 63 % des Materials, das dem Recycling von Platten zugeführt wird, stammt hauptsächlich aus Holzverpackungen wie Paletten, Obst- und Gemüsekisten, Kisten, Kabeltrommeln und Korkstopfen.
• Darüber hinaus werden 60 Millionen Stück bzw. 839.000 Tonnen regenerierte Paletten auf den Markt zurückgebracht, die somit wieder in den Logistikkreislauf gelangen, anstatt zu Abfall zu werden.
• Die dadurch erzielten CO2-Einsparungen belaufen sich auf rund 1 Million Tonnen pro Jahr. Die wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen belaufen sich auf rund 1,4 Millionen Euro und 6.000 Arbeitsplätze.

Il network Rilegno è una vetrina d'eccellenza nella logistica dei rifiuti legnosi post-consumo e del riciclo, massimizzando i benefici di una catena del valore circolare integrata e di un approccio al mercato per l'intera filiera del legno e del mobile. In evidenza le caratteristiche innovative:

• La rete di raccolta copre l'intero territorio con 419 piattaforme di raccolta private che servono il settore industriale e commerciale.
• Più di 4.500 comuni che rappresentano oltre 42 milioni di abitanti hanno firmato accordi per la raccolta urbana.
• 15 grandi produttori di pannelli riciclano grandi volumi per fornire prodotti in cartone all'industria del mobile e dell'edilizia, pari a circa 3,2 milioni di tonnellate di materiale rilasciato.
• Il 63% del materiale inviato al riciclo in pannelli proviene principalmente da imballaggi in legno come pallet, cassette per frutta e verdura, scatole, avvolgicavi, tappi di sughero.
• Inoltre, vengono restituiti al mercato 60 milioni di pezzi pari a 839.000 tonnellate di pallet rigenerati, che rientrano così nel circuito della logistica invece di diventare rifiuti.
• Il risparmio di CO2 ottenuto ammonta a circa 1 milione di tonnellate all'anno. L'impatto economico è di circa 1,4 milioni di euro e 6.000 posti di lavoro.

UNILIN represents one of the most advanced recycling systems for valorizing post-consumer wood waste streams on large industrial scale. It relies on an established collection system and supplier network. Cascading wood reduces the need for fresh roundwood and prolongs the carbon capture. Particle boards from recovered wood are a prime case for Circular Economy in the sector. Highlights of innovative features :

• Large investments in high tech sorting and cleaning equipment enables the processing of huge volumes of demolition and urban waste: up to 1 million tons are recycled into panels per year.
• Chipboards are produced with up to 90% recycled wood.
• To offset carbon emissions, factories are powered 70-90% by renewable energy from wood waste that cannot be recycled.
• Partnerships with a large supplier network including container parks, demolition firms, packaging and furniture industries ensure the recovery of large wood volumes that are no longer usable for other processes.

Spletni informacijski sistem MojGozdar je inovativni pristop k večji transparentnosti trga storitev. MojGozdar nudi podporo pri iskanju gozdarskih storitev, kot so sečnja z motorno žago, spravilo s traktorjem, gojitvena dela, žičniško spravilo, strojna sečnja, izdelava lesnih sekancev (sekalnik) in gozdno gradbeništvo. Trenutno je v sistem vključenih nekaj več kot tisoč izvajalcev, ki nudijo različne gozdarske storitve. Sistem MojGozdar bo zajemal tristopenjsko ocenjevanje izvajalcev na enostaven, pregleden in objektiven način. V prvi stopnji vsi vključeni izvajalci dobijo pravno formalno oceno ustreznosti po načelu semaforja. Drugo stopnjoocenjevanja predstavlja neodvisna strokovna ocena s strani strokovno usposobljenega presojevalca. Glavno načelo neodvisne strokovne ocene bo trajnostno gospodarjenje z gozdovi z doseganjem nadstandarda pri socialnih, ekonomskih in okoljskih vidikih izvedbe del. V drugo stopnjo ocenjevanja se lahko vključijo izvajalci, ki pravnoformalno ustrezajo osnovnim pogojem, torej so v prvi stopnji ocenjevanja ocenjeni kot ustrezni. Tretja stopnja ocenjevanja je namenjena naročnikom storitev, da predstavijo izkušnje ali mnenje o kakovosti opravljenih storitev. S celovitim sistemom ocenjevanja naj bi pripomogli k povečanju motivacije med izvajalci gozdarskih del za konkurenčno delo na trgu in kakovostno izvedbo del v gozdovih.

Podrobne informacije so dosegljive na https://www.dlib.si/details/URN:NBN:SI:DOC-Z6AANOFI

The Rilegno network is a showcase of excellence in post-consumer wood waste and recycling logistics, maximizing the benefits of an integrated circular value chain and market approach for the entire wood and furniture sector. Highlights of innovative features:

• The collection network covers the entire territory with 419 private collection platforms serving the industrial and commercial sector.
• More than 4,500 municipalities representing over 42 million inhabitants have signed agreements for urban collection.
• 15 major panel producers recycle large volumes to supply board products to furniture and construction industries, amounting for about 3.2 million tons of released items.
• 63% of the material sent for recycling into boards comes mainly from wooden packaging such as pallets, crates for fruit and vegetables, boxes, cable reels, cork stoppers.
• In addition, 60 million items equal to 839,000 tons of regenerated pallets are returned to the market, which thus re-enter the logistics circuit instead of becoming waste.
• The gained CO2 savings amount to around 1 million tons per year. The economic impact is around 1.4 million euros and 6,000 jobs.

O Forscope é um protótipo de um sistema de planeamento avançado para a cadeia de abastecimento de biomassa florestal. Funciona como um mercado digital para a biomassa florestal, fornecendo informação sobre a oferta e procura de biomassa florestal para vários tipos de utilizadores, produtores de biomassa, consumidores de biomassa e fornecedores logísticos de processamento e transporte. Permite também o planeamento da cadeia de abastecimento, ou seja, sequencia as operações de recolha e processamento da biomassa florestal atendendo à disponibilidade dos equipamentos e a sua produtividade, de modo a minimizar os custos logísticos e cumprir os contratos de abastecimento às centrais. Pode também fornecer as melhores rotas de transporte e estimativas de custos operacionais, permitindo assim a gestão de um plano de operações que pode ser mensal mas também uma gestão diária das operações.

The overall aim  is to facilitate the further introduction of intermediate bioenergy carriers by developing feedstock mobilisation strategies, improved logistics and IBC trade centres. More specifically, the objectives of the MUSIC project are:

• To increase the uptake of intermediate bioenergy carriers through development of advanced and strategic case studies with economic actors (industries) committed to implement the results.
• To develop and/or expand existing and future trade centres, either virtual or physical.
• To assess the technical and non-technical aspects of biomass feedstock mobilisation with the purpose to develop dedicated feedstock mobilisation strategies.
• To determine the best, cost-effective solutions for logistics along the entire IBC value chain, from raw unprocessed biomass to IBC end-users.
• To involve, engage and support regional stakeholders and market actors, from the primary production sector, industry and beyond.
• To evaluate framework conditions (legal, institutional and political) to identify key barriers and enablers.
• To provide advice to policy makers at national and regional level to serve as input for more informed policy, market support and financial frameworks.

Το έργο PROFORBIOMED (Προώθηση της υπολειμματικής δασικής βιομάζας στη λεκάνη της Μεσογείου) αποσκοπούσε στην προώθηση των ανανεώσιμων πηγών ενέργειας ως οικονομικής και κοινωνικής ευκαιρίας για αγροτικές περιοχές, μέσω της ενεργειακής χρήσης δασικών καταλοίπων και γεωργικής βιομάζας. Ταυτόχρονα προέβλεπε τη δημιουργία νέων ευκαιριών απασχόλησης και την ανάπτυξη σχετικών βιομηχανιών σε αυτόν τον τομέα.
Τα κύρια αποτελέσματα ήταν:
Αξιολόγηση της διαθέσιμης δασικής βιομάζας για παραγωγή ενέργειας.
Μεταφορά και υιοθέτηση τεχνογνωσίας για τη βιώσιμη διαχείριση των δασών, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των αλυσίδων παραγωγής δασικής βιομάζας και της χρήσης της ως πηγής ενέργειας.
Βελτίωση της διακυβέρνησης των αγροτικών περιοχών, ανάπτυξη συστάδων και συμφωνιών μεταξύ δημόσιων και ιδιωτικών φορέων.
Ανάπτυξη ενός μοντέλου δημόσιας στήριξης για τη βιώσιμη διαχείριση των δασών και την παραγωγή βιομάζας.
Προσδιορισμός χρηματοδοτικών μηχανισμών για δημόσιες και ιδιωτικές επενδύσεις.
Δημιουργία νέων οικονομικών ευκαιριών. 

PROFORBIOMED (Promotion of residual forestry biomass in the Mediterranean basin) aimed at the promotion of renewable energy as an economic and social opportunity for rural areas, through energy use of forest residues and agricultural biomass. At the same time it envisaged the creation of new employment opportunities and the development of related industries in this area.
The main outputs were:
Assessment of the forest biomass available for energy production.
Transfer and adoption of know-how on sustainable forest management including forest biomass production chains and its use as an energy source.
Improvement of the rural areas governance, development of clusters and agreements between public and private actors.
Development of a model of public support to sustainable forest management and biomass production.
Identification of financing mechanisms for public and private investments.
Creation of new economic opportunities.